Platform Engineering Manager-Cooling products

Intro:
APC-MGE's objective is to be a "workplace of choice." Our culture is achievement-driven, diverse and truly global. With market presence and facilities in every continent of the globe - and the global opportunities that go with it - APC-MGE's culture today is vibrant, diverse and rich. Free and open communication at all levels, empowerment, recognition mechanisms, and cross cultural, cross functional teams working at various levels all go towards making APC-MGE a productive organization. We recognize our success is built on the efforts of our employees, who are committed to realizing our objectives of customer delight, open collaboration, and an interesting and lively workplace.


Job Responsibilities:
Cooling Platform Engineering Manager Description

Responsibilities: Responsible for the overall management of the Cooling Platform Engineering organization;

Provide leadership to identify and solve problems through systemic utilization of comprehensive root cause analysis techniques. Make enhancements by recommending and implementing hardware, software, mechanical, assembly process or quality control solutions. Recommend and implement new hardware and software design platforms, architecture and utilities to achieve strategic Company goals;

Build and maintain a highly motivated engineering staff focused on technical excellence and project execution in a team-oriented environment; Determine the process for engineering design/development, design verification, software and hardware engineering, systems validation, and general technology development within the division; Identify relevant new technology to facilitate maintenance & enhancement of new and existing designs; Work with Quality, Service and Manufacturing organizations to ensure that Company products are delivered and maintained to the highest standards attainable; Lead and participate in divisional design review meetings for new product development. Position Requirements: Masters Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Design or similar discipline desired;

HVAC, refrigeration operational theory and control system knowledge;

HVAC field installation, application and configuration knowledge;

Minimum of 15 years of successful experience as a Design Engineer, preferably electromechanical products;

Proven history of success as an Engineering Manager with a ready list of achievements in leading design engineers to complete new product projects on time and on/under budget.

Track record that shows commitment and contribution to past employers as evidenced by internal promotions and other successes;

Ability to think strategically;

Must possess top-notch organizational skills;

Must be proficient in Microsoft products to include Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Microsoft Project;

Ability to work with and motivate a diverse group of people in worldwide locations;

High energy level with strong follow-through skills;

Proven ability to succeed in a fast paced ever changing environment;

Able to travel with minimal notice, including international locations. Company APC and MGE UPS Systems recently combined to form a $3 billion (2.4€ billion) Critical Power & Cooling Services business unit of Schneider Electric. Together, APC and MGE offer the industry’s most comprehensive product and solution range for critical IT and process applications in industrial, enterprise, small and medium business and home environments. APC and MGE solutions include uninterruptible power supplies (UPS), precision cooling units, racks, and design and management software, including APC's InfraStruXure® architecture the industry’s only integrated power, cooling, and management solution. Backed by the industry’s broadest service organization and an industry leading R&D investment, the combined company’s 12,000 employees help customers confront today’s unprecedented power, cooling and management challenges. Schneider Electric, with 112,000 employees and operations in 190 countries, had 2006 annual sales of $18 billion (€13.7 billion). Our business unit is pursuing a strategy to develop scalable enterprise platforms for the data center, including power protection, air conditioning, racks, and systems management. Revolutionary products, monitoring applications, and global services are now deployed in support of the most complex data centers and computing environments. Combined with MGE’s line of high end power systems and services, APC greatly enhanced this enterprise offering and the opportunity to sell across data center applications and customers with confidence. With the merger complete, our employees are tasked with the challenge of aggressively expanding its business, growing top line revenue profitably, and solving real customer problems. As such, we are focused on hiring successful and proven candidates who will be an integral part of the North American team and lead the way forward for growth initiatives for this $3 billion business. Background Founded in 1981 by three MIT engineers, APC rose to prominence with a product called the uninterruptible power supply (UPS). APC leveraged the explosion of desktop computing and created an entirely new market. From those early roots to their current offering of desktop and enterprise systems for power management, cooling, and threat management, APC grew to a global $2.4 billion public company, and now boasts over $3 billion in worldwide revenue after the merger of MGE UPS Systems, and acquisition by Schneider Electric, an $18 Billion leader in power and controls. APC Strengths Spending on network and physical infrastructure is currently increasing at double the rate of total IT spending. As such, the market potential for our business is outstanding. The company has clear strengths in the following areas: - Products –Recognized as having the most innovative and advanced products in the market, and continues to win awards for product excellence. - Financials –Financially strong and has the resources to invest in core operations and fund continued R & D. - Brand – The APC brand has been developed over 20 years and is recognized and respected as the leader in both retail and commercial channels.



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